I'm starting to think that was why I felt comfortable with the JWs in my teen years. My parents were not JWs, and my dad spent all his time dictating to me and my siblings how we were supposed to feel--downgrading us all the time, making fun of us if we were upset, telling us we shouldn't be unhappy or upset; similar to the JWs in a way--I remember losing my brother when I was a teenager and some of my JW friends couldn't figure out why I was crying because after all he would be resurrected, I couldn't figure out why they weren't more sympathetic toward me in my grief.
love2Bworldly
JoinedPosts by love2Bworldly
-
21
SHOW SOME EMOTION
by tijkmo ini was thinking today the showing emotion is frowned upon by jws .
you cant be angry..about anything..because you arent cultivating the fruit of the spirit .
you cant be bitter..because you should be forgiving .
-
-
-
32
End of the World Near?
by love2Bworldly ini am wondering how many people out there still believe that in the next 100 years or so that this world/earth is going to be destroyed?.
my husband is a christian, and sometimes he is obsessed with world events in the middle east and he thinks one day soon all the christians are going to be raptured away to heaven while the antichrist rules here on earth.
i am extremely uncomfortable when he talks about it because it reminds me of the jws.. any thoughts out there?
-
-
love2Bworldly
I am wondering how many people out there still believe that in the next 100 years or so that this world/earth is going to be destroyed?
My husband is a Christian, and sometimes he is obsessed with world events in the Middle East and he thinks one day soon all the Christians are going to be raptured away to heaven while the AntiChrist rules here on earth. I am extremely uncomfortable when he talks about it because it reminds me of the JWs.
Any thoughts out there?
-
87
What is your quirkiest quirk?
by damselfly ini, damselfly, can not knowingly eat the little squiggly, umbilical cord things in eggs.
i have to very carefully separate the whites from the yolk and remove the squiggly bits with a knife.
i get gaggy just thinking about them.
-
-
love2Bworldly
I hold my breath when passing a homeless/dirty person or if I pass someone who just coughed, afraid of their germs.
-
41
What was your favorite part of Apostate-cheese-beer fest?
by schne_belly ini have too many to mention..... it was just a really good time!
hey did anyone know that stillajwelder is an awesome singer?
ha!
-
-
love2Bworldly
Didn't get to go.
-
13
Ive faded too successfully !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by vitty inwe moved nearly 2 years ago, quite a way from our old hall, and only attended our new hall for 6 months before we started to fade.
so we have never had a elders visit and we didnt have time to make friends, so our fade has been very successful here.. the only problem is, my family dont know we dont go anymore, which is a problem when they visit, cos we have to get around the "are we going to the meeting when we visit?
" we have managed to get around it one way or another .
-
-
love2Bworldly
Well good luck with your difficult situation. I have a really hard time with things like that, because I'm a pretty up front person. Just make sure you don't have holiday decorations on display when they come for a visit! LOL
-
34
A Good Escape Plan.
by Daunt ini'm planning on moving out from my jw parents house in about 7 months.
i'm trying to start a job and i already have a little money going into it (bout 2500 dollars little) however, mainly i just wanted to really know if this was the best course of action.
my parents are the usual jw's but i do love them, however, the pressure is just building up from all their jw reasoning and pressure and guilt trips and all that mess.
-
-
love2Bworldly
Daunt--wish you much success on your adventures! You have gotten a lot of great advice here already, as a lot of us wasted too many years in that stupid religion.
Would like to concur with previous posts--stay out of debt as much as possible, get a roommate, get your college degree, move far away from your family if it helps you to be independent emotionally. Since you were not baptised, maybe they won't shun you but I wish you much luck with your family. You have come to the right place for support.
-
35
Name Some Double Standards of Jehovah's Witnesses
by minimus inhere's one: a jw cannot lie ' liars are subject to the "second death".
but if you "lie" for the interests of the organization, suddenly it's not a "lie" after all!
because the opposers are not "entitled" to know.
-
-
love2Bworldly
How about the fact that JWs can't donate to any charities or support governments or help worldly people--but they can accept welfare from the government or other types of aid from organizations outside the JWs.
-
32
Thinking outside of what is allowed
by coolhandluke inthis is my first post.
i have read and benefited greatly from all of the posts on the board.
i just wanted to share a little of my story perhaps to gain insight into myself, and perhaps just to share with like minded people.
-
-
love2Bworldly
Welcome! We all can relate to your story in one way or another. It's hard to lose relationships with family members. But welcome to being free from the BS Society, who don't really follow Jesus at all.
-
27
Am I a Sucker?
by El Kabong inthe other day, my wife ran into a girl who she used to babysit for and is now 19 years old.
i remember when this girl used to come to our house, she was always such a little sweetheart.
she always kind of reminded me of a little doll, just tossed in the corner and forgotten.
-
-
love2Bworldly
I think you are a very kind-hearted person and if I had an extra room I would probably have done the same thing. Especially since you knew her from before. Probably a good idea to put a lock on your bedroom door though, especially if that's where your banking stuff is stored. Since you say she is a little different. But I think it's wonderful that you are going to help her get on her feet. I have an 18 year old daughter who is no way ready to survive on her own.
-
21
Did you do crazy things post DF?
by anewme ini was just wondering if anyone out there had similar struggles after being disfellowshipped?
.
all my life i was a good christian person, then after getting df'd i entertained the idea to do all manner of formerly forbidden activities, since everyone thought i was going to the devil anyway.
-
-
love2Bworldly
TJIKMO--yup ...i got reinstated I CAN RELATE!!! Got reinstated, and then slowly faded.